I entered life an accidental tourist.My mother’s body served an eviction notice,But I ignored it and burrowed deeperInto placental warmth.My twin, however, weaker,Entered the world a clotted, bloody,Gelatinous mess on the white tileOf a bathroom floor.The doctor told the man,Who wasn’t really my fatherBut thought himself to be,There was still a heartbeat,Still a baby left. I … Continue reading accidental tourist – Annette Kalandros
That is me I am of my own making. Rather than ignore, pretend A pretty sky for my façade— I chose to make of myself, A real thing, a living thing, A patchwork quilt of scars: Sown together scraps of terror, Of pain, of suffering, Of the dark wells into which I fell, Of the … Continue reading Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus – Annette Kalandros
The number of our destruction smacked us in the face, But too many didn’t want to see. They liked the words they heard, Shrinking their ever-enlarging world: --Where you walk is holy (as long as you got thousand-dollar shoes) --We don’t care! Just wanna keep up with a Kardashian or two. … Continue reading Mad World Creativity Prompt Challenge: A White Mad World – Annette Kalandros
Brave & Reckless 